Stains, by Claira (PG)

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Rec Category: Jack and Sam friendship
Pairing: none
Categories: Jack and Sam friendship, Jack O'Neill, Samantha Carter, gen, character study, drama, angst
Warnings: none
Author on LJ: stars_like_dust
Author's Website: stars-like-dust.com
Link: Stains

Why This Must Be Read: Claira gives us a badly shaken Sam and her quietly supportive CO, in the immediate aftermath of Sam's first up-and-close kill sometime in S1. There is stark imagery and very human pain, and Jack offering the only words he can. Stains is short, sharp, and vivid, and - like the smell of soap - it will linger for you long after you've finished reading.

She hadn’t realized how casual she had become about death looking through the viewfinder of a MP-5.

'Lifesong' by rushingwind (PG)

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Rec Category: Elizabeth Weir
Character: Elizabeth Weir, Lya the Nox
Category: Angst, gen, Elizabeth Weir, Lya the Nox, crossover sga/sg-1.
Warning: Spoilers for Season 5
Author on LJ: rushingwind
Author's Website: http://www.rushing-wind.net/
Link: http://rushingwind.livejournal.com/51486.html

Why This Must Be Read: An excellent take on Elizabeth's fate after the events of The Ghost in the Machine, rushingwind weaves a soulful, heart-wrenching tale featuring Elizabeth's struggles and the guidance and companionship Lya offers her. A true masterpiece that really speaks to Elizabeth's strength and character, written for the WAHP challenge at lostcityfound.

Four Times John and Elizabeth Make Out... by Lone_Pyramid (1/1, NC-17)

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Rec Category: Sheppard/Weir
Pairing: John Sheppard/Elizabeth Weir
Category: het, John Sheppard, Elizabeth Weir, smut, five things
Warning: sex
Author on LJ: lone_pyramid
Author's Website: N/A
Link: Four Times John and Elizabeth Make Out, and One Time They Finally Get to Have Sex

Why This Must Be Read: Read the title. This is just short, funny smutty fic that makes you grin. ;)

Five Memories Daniel Got Back at Inopportune Times by CJ (NC-17)

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Rec Category: Daniel Jackson
Pairing: Jack/Daniel; Daniel/OMC; Daniel/Sha're
Category: Slash; Het; Humor; Angst; Established Relationship
Warning: None
Author on LJ:  writinginct 
Author's Website:  Nocturnal Scribings
Link:  Five Memories Daniel Got Back at Inopportune Times

Why This Must Be Read:  A substantive, lovely, easy flow "Five Things" ficlet charting Daniel's time and relationships in and around the SGC, as a descended Daniel remembers, that's in character, funny, joyful, heartbreaking, and, yes, embarrassing.

Welcome to Second Chanceville by whimsicalwhims (Unrated by Author; PG by Rec'cer)

[thenightsfall]

Rec Category: Jack/Daniel
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Category: Slash; Established Relationship; Humor; Angst; Point of View
Warning: None
Author on LJ: whimsicalwhims
Author's Website: None
Link: Welcome to Second Chanceville

Why This Must Be Read:  It's been four years since Jack and Daniel broke up, the Stargate Program's been declassified, Jack's still in D.C., and a tired, disillusioned Daniel comes knocking.  Told entirely from the lively and engaging point of view of Jack's young nephew, Nathan, the author seamlessly lets us in on his place in Jack's life and his own personality, while conveying and focusing on the leftover tension of Jack and Daniel's breakup, Daniel's unwelcome realization at just how compartmentalized Jack's life has always been, yet with the hope of possibility for the future.  Funny and real, spot-on characterizations of Daniel and Jack, with a refreshing and welcome original character and a perfect last line.

Author's Summary: "Years later, after the Stargate Program has been declassified, Daniel needs a break. The big surprise, however, is that Jack is now raising his teenage nephew."